Availability over Christmas week.

[amccu18007]

My family and I are heading to Disney for the holiday. I needed to add a day to the tail end due to flights. I am DVC and usually use points. I naively thought I could just add a day through CRO. NOPE!!!! They have zero rooms that can hold our family of 5. I was shocked, to say the least. I have a waitlist and eventually found a room through DVC cash but am still holding out hope I can find a cheaper room. What do you all think my chances are? I also have a waitlist through DVC as another backup. Could it really be true that most of the 44,000 rooms that Disney has are already booked????

 

[DVC4US]

Yep, it can be true. This is by far the busiest time of the year at WDW. I will tell you our experience from about 3 years ago. We decided late in the year (Sept/Oct) we wanted to do Disney for Christmas and we needed 2 - bedrooms. Went online and nothing was available so we wait-listed and made a back-up plan just in case Disney did not pan out. On 11/21 - about 31 days out from our check-in date the rooms came available and we were able to book them and enjoy our Christmas at Disney. So there is hope.

I don't know where you are staying and if you would want to switch hotels for the one night but if you haven't already done so I would put in a second waitlist and maybe do SSR or OKW - these are the ones most likely to come available.

 

[amccu18007]

Yep, it can be true. This is by far the busiest time of the year at WDW. I will tell you our experience from about 3 years ago. We decided late in the year (Sept/Oct) we wanted to do Disney for Christmas and we needed 2 - bedrooms. Went online and nothing was available so we wait-listed and made a back-up plan just in case Disney did not pan out. On 11/21 - about 31 days out from our check-in date the rooms came available and we were able to book them and enjoy our Christmas at Disney. So there is hope.

I don't know where you are staying and if you would want to switch hotels for the one night but if you haven't already done so I would put in a second waitlist and maybe do SSR or OKW - these are the ones most likely to come available.

I did book a one bedroom at SSR for that night so we know we have a room but would love for the waitlist to come through. Thank you for the hope

 

[Deb & Bill]

The economy is improving and guests have the money to do things they haven't done in while. Thus, Disney hotels are booking up for Christmas holidays.

 

[Dean Marino]

Gotta be honest...

ANY ONE trying to book at WDW, NOV 1 2018 - JAN 3 2019....
You are more or less screwed. There is very little left. You are pretty much too late.
Now, I'm SORRY for this... but truth? You really need to book WDW a GOOD 8 months in advance.
I am sorry if I have upset anyone.

 

[Farro]

I think it's because you are trying for only one day? I looked at Christmas week (23-29) and almost all hotels had some sort of availability.

 

[Carlymouse]

Is it because you're looking for a studio?

 

[Nancyg56]

Gotta be honest...

ANY ONE trying to book at WDW, NOV 1 2018 - JAN 3 2019....
You are more or less screwed. There is very little left. You are pretty much too late.
Now, I'm SORRY for this... but truth? You really need to book WDW a GOOD 8 months in advance.
I am sorry if I have upset anyone.

You can book, but you will not have the choices that are available 8 months out. I am not at all sure how DVC works, but the cash resort rooms still have availability, however the one night reservations that will work for a family of 5 and are available on the specific night the OP needs are probably few and far between at this point

 

[amccu18007]

Gotta be honest...

ANY ONE trying to book at WDW, NOV 1 2018 - JAN 3 2019....
You are more or less screwed. There is very little left. You are pretty much too late.
Now, I'm SORRY for this... but truth? You really need to book WDW a GOOD 8 months in advance.
I am sorry if I have upset anyone.

No, not upset here. I booked the rest of my vacation 11 mos out per DVC rules. Sadly, the plane route changed days and times so we now need an
extra day. I totally get booking early

 

[amccu18007]

Is it because you're looking for a studio?

I really want a studio but right now have a 1 bedroom. Nothing is showing up available though. I will keep checking for a studio. I was just surprised that the hotel itself doesn't have very many rooms left.

 

[amccu18007]

I think it's because you are trying for only one day? I looked at Christmas week (23-29) and almost all hotels had some sort of availability.

Not for a family of 5. I called in and had a selection of VERY pricey rooms for my choices ( think $1200 on up....lol)